6 Steps to Take If Your Capital Campaign is Falling Short of its Goal
If you’re worried that your capital campaign is going to fall short of its goal, you are not alone! We’ve written about calming campaign anxieties before and the idea of not making your campaign goal is at the top of the list. Unfortunately, capital campaigns...
Energize Capital Campaign Volunteers With One Simple Exercise
Plain and simple — you can’t have a successful capital campaign without volunteers. Your campaign volunteers bring vitality to your campaign. They’re in the weeds doing the work. They’re making connections. And if they didn’t truly believe in your...
Does Your Capital Campaign Absolutely Need a Campaign Consultant?
Sarah Durham, the CEO of Big Duck, invited me and Andrea to be guests on her podcast, The Smart Communications Podcast. Big Duck puts smart communications in the hands of nonprofits. Similarly, the Capital Campaign Toolkit puts capital campaigns in the hands of...
Two Must-Have Skills for a Successful Capital Campaign
A capital campaign is a long rollercoaster ride. It’s likely to take two or three years. You can be the most prepared organization around and still, you, your staff and your board will be pushed beyond what’s comfortable. Inevitably, some volunteers won’t return your...
6 Pro-Tips to Solicit Board Members for Capital Campaign Gifts
It’s common for organizations to wrestle with how to ask their board members for capital campaign gifts. It can be a dicey subject! Too often people solicit their board members at a board meeting by handing out pledge forms for them to fill out. That’s a terrible way...
